The 2017 Celebrating Senior Champions dinner honored individuals improving the lives of seniors in Western Pennsylvania and helping to make the region a model for healthy aging. From left: Karen Wolk Feinstein, Ph.D., Community Champion, and president and CEO of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, and Deborah Brodine, president of UPMC Community Provider Services.
Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (RAMP) Foundation’s Fashion for a Cause at Charming Charlie raised funds for The Veteran’s Place. From left: Carole Wilczek, RAMP Foundation vice president; Elisa Ciotti, RAMP Foundation secretary; Lisa Freeman, RAMP Foundation president; and Jessica DeRita, Charming Charlie manager.
The Pittsburgh Steelers recognized philanthropist John Siebart and his wife, Dr. Mary Beth Malay, for their $1 million contribution to the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research. From left: board member Tony Quatrini, advisory board members Dr. Regis Haid and Dr. Joe Maroon, John Siebart, Art Rooney, and board member Merril Hoge.
Guests sipped fine wines, sampled delicious fare from Pittsburgh’s top chefs, and participated in a high-energy auction to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at A Passion for Wine. From left: Mark Witte, JD Wilson, Patti Forte, Bob Forte, Karen Wilson, Lisa Witte, Cathleen Brzezinski, and Jim Brzezinski.
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Themed “Love Never Dies,” The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Third Annual Chocolate Bar treated guests to an indulgent evening filled with creative sweets and fashions. From left: Jacob Korb of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust; Daniel Walker, Executive Chef at Lidia’s; Jean Porter of Lidia’s; and Ashley Tunney, Private Dining Manager at Lidia’s.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM UPMC, DIANE WITHROW, THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS, KRISTIN FALVO, CRAIG THOMPSON
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